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1975 in music
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Events
- January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case.
- January 5 - The Wiz, a new version of the classic The Wizard of Oz story, opens at Broadway's Majestic Theater in New York City.
- January 6 - Approximately 1000 Led Zeppelin fans cause an estimated $30,000 in damage to the lobby of the Boston Garden. The fans had been waiting for tickets to go on sale for Led Zeppelin's February 4 concert. The fans reportedly broke chairs and doors and caused other damage to the building. Boston Mayor Kevin White cancels the upcoming show.
- The Alice Cooper stage show for Welcome to My Nightmare becomes the largest stage spectacle of the decade.
- January 8 - Three Led Zeppelin concerts at Madison Square Garden sell out in a record four hours.
- January 12 - "The Warner Brothers Music Show" begins a nine city, 18 show tour of Europe. The tour included Warner Brothers acts Little Feat, Tower of Power, the Doobie Brothers, Bonaroo, Montrose, and Graham Central Station.
- February 21 - John Lennon releases his Rock 'n' Roll LP, featuring John singing his favorite early rock songs from the 50's. To promote the album he conducts a telephone interview with 20 rock radio stations simultaneously.
- March 2 - Los Angeles Police make a routine traffic stop that turns out to be Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Linda McCartney is arrested for having six to eight ounces of marijuana in her pocketbook.
- March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London.
- Welcome To My Nightmare, Alice Cooper's first solo album is released.
- April 3 - Steve Miller is arrested and charged with setting fire to the clothes and personal effects of a friend, Benita DiOrio, and resisting arrest. DiOrio drops the charges the following day.
- April 4 - Minnie Riperton scores a #1 hit single with "Lovin' You".
- April 18 - Alice Cooper's first television special, Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album airs.
- April 24 - Pete Ham, founder of the group Badfinger, is found hanged in his London garage. His death is ruled a suicide.
- April 28 - Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on the Tomorrow Show.
- May 1 - The Rolling Stones announce their upcoming North American tour by performing "Brown Sugar" from a flatbed truck on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The occasion was guitarist Ronnie Wood's debut with the band.
- May 10 - Stevie Wonder performs before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day festivities.
- June 1 - The Rolling Stones open their North American Tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- August 9 - The Bee Gees begin their mid-70s comeback when Jive Talkin' reaches #1 and goes platinum with sales over 1 million.
- August 9 - Dmitri Shostakovich, the last of the great Soviet composers, dies.
- August 9 - Renato Carosone's comeback concert after 15-year retirement.
- September 15 - Pink Floyd releases their album Wish You Were Here and is a huge hit.
- October 30 - Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour begins
- November - The Ramones release their debut single, "Blitzkrieg Bop".
- November 6 - The Sex Pistols play their first concert at St. Martin's School of Art in London.
- November 21 - Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes to number one. (5 weeks 1975 + 4 weeks 1976)
- December 25 - Iron Maiden forms
Also in 1975
Albums released
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1975.
| # |
Artist |
Title |
Year |
Country |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
The Sweet |
Fox on the Run |
1975 |
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Australia 1 of 1975, Germany 1 - Mar 1975, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1976, UK 2 - Mar 1975, Canada 2 - Nov 1975, Holland 2 - Apr 1975, Norway 2 - Apr 1975, South Africa 2 of 1975, Austria 3 - May 1975, Switzerland 3 - May 1975, France 4 - May 1975, US BB 5 - Nov 1975, Sweden (alt) 10 - Nov 1975, Germany 24 of the 1970s, RYM 24 of 1975, US CashBox 63 of 1976, Scrobulate 64 of glam rock, OzNet 535 |
| 2 |
ABBA |
SOS |
1975 |
 |
France 1 - Sep 1975, Germany 1 - Jan 1976, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Aug 1976, Holland 2 - Jun 1975, Austria 2 - Sep 1975, Norway 2 - Oct 1975, Switzerland 3 - Aug 1975, UK 6 - Sep 1975, Italy 7 of 1976, South Africa 8 of 1975, US BB 15 - Oct 1975, US BB 15 of 1975, RYM 15 of 1975, Canada 16 - Oct 1975, Australia 16 of 1976, POP 21 of 1975, Germany 36 of the 1970s, 71 in 2FM list, Acclaimed 1175 |
| 3 |
George Baker Selection |
Una Paloma Blanca |
1975 |
 |
Holland 1 - Mar 1975, Sweden (alt) 1 - Nov 1975, Austria 1 - Jul 1975, Switzerland 1 - Jun 1975, Norway 1 - Sep 1975, Germany 1 - May 1975, Germany 4 of the 1970s, Canada 5 - Jan 1976, South Africa 6 of 1975, UK 10 - Sep 1975, Australia 11 of 1975, US BB 26 - Jan 1976, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1975, Italy 44 of 1975 |
| 4 |
10cc |
I'm Not In Love |
1975 |
|
UK 1 - May 1975, France 1 - Jun 1975, Éire 1 - Jul 1975, US BB 2 - Jun 1975, Canada 2 - Jun 1975, Record World 3 - 1975, Holland 5 - Jun 1975, Norway 6 - Aug 1975, RYM 7 of 1975, Switzerland 8 - Aug 1975, Germany 9 - Aug 1975, Scrobulate 12 of 70s, US CashBox 24 of 1975, Europe 25 of the 1970s, Poland 37 - Mar 1995, Italy 96 of 1975, Belgium 176 of all time, Acclaimed 421 |
| 5 |
KC & The Sunshine Band |
That's the Way (I Like It) |
1975 |
 |
US BB 1 - Nov 1975, Record World 1 - 1975, Canada 1 - Nov 1975, Holland 1 - Oct 1975, Sweden (alt) 3 - Nov 1975, POP 3 of 1975, UK 4 - Aug 1975, US BB 4 of 1975, Norway 5 - Nov 1975, Germany 25 - Nov 1975, RYM 44 of 1975, Scrobulate 44 of disco, US CashBox 49 of 1975, Italy 67 of 1976, OzNet 110, RIAA 303, Acclaimed 1119 |
Chronological table of U.S. and UK Number One Hit singles
note: best sellers of the year are bold
Other significant singles
Published popular music
Classical music
Opera
Musical theatre
Musical films
Births
- January 2 - Doug Robb, Hoobastank
- January 3 - Thomas Bangalter, Daft Punk
- January 13 - Jason King, radio DJ
- January 12 - Melanie Chisholm, Spice Girls
- January 28 - Lee Latchford-Evans, Steps
- February 1 - Big Boi, OutKast
- February 4 - Natalie Imbruglia, singer
- February 5 - Adam Carson, AFI
- February 7 - Wes Borland, Limp Bizkit
- February 17 - Wish Bone, rapper
- February 20 - Brian Littrell, The Backstreet Boys
- February 23 - Robert Lopez, composer and lyricist
- March 10 - Jerry Horton, Papa Roach
- March 17 - Justin Hawkins, The Darkness
- March 25
- April 10 - Chris Carrabba, Dashboard Confessional
- April 26 - Jose Pasillas, Incubus
- April 26 - Joey Jordison, Slipknot
- May 3 - Maksim Mrvica, pianist
- May 8 - Enrique Iglesias, singer
- May 18 - Jack Johnson
- May 25 - Lauryn Hill, The Fugees
- May 27 - André 3000, OutKast
- May 29 - Melanie Brown, Spice Girls
- June 8 - Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter
- July 2 - Erik Ohlsson, Millencolin
- July 6 - 50 Cent, rapper
- July 9 - Jack White, The White Stripes
- July 12 - Tracie Spencer, singer and actress
- July 18 - Daron Malakian, System of a Down
- July 25 - Håvard Ellefsen, Mortiis
- August 7 - Gaahl, black metal vocalist
- September 1 - Omar Rodríguez-López, At the drive-in, The Mars Volta
- September 8 - Richard Hughes, Keane
- September 9 - Michael Bublé, big band singer
- September 11 - Brad Fischetti, LFO
- September 16 - Shannon Noll, singer
- September 17 - Constantine Maroulis, Pray for the Soul of Betty
- September 22 - Mystikal, rapper
- October 9 - Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- November 1 - Bo Bice, singer
- November 5 - Lisa Scott-Lee, Steps
- November 6 - Mike Herrera, MxPx
- November 14
- November 20
- December 13 - Tom Delonge, blink-182
- December 14 - Justin Furstenfeld, Blue October
- cECIL'S MOM
Deaths
- February 4 - Louis Jordan, jazz musician
- February 10 - Dave Alexander (musician), The Stooges
- February 19 - Luigi Dallapiccola, composer
- February 22 - Lionel Tertis, viola player
- March 27 - Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Musick
- April 14 - Michael Flanders, lyricist, actor, partner of Donald Swann
- April 23 - Peter Ham, Badfinger, suicide
- May 18 - Leroy Anderson, U.S. composer and conductor
- June 29 - Tim Buckley, drug overdose
- July 14 - Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer
- July 19 – Lefty Frizzell, Country Music Hall of Fame singer
- August 9 - Dmitri Shostakovich, heart attack
- September 5 - Bill Sprouse Jr. The Road Home, heart attack
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